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HP’s Introduces its First 16.1-inch Omen Laptop, New Victus Brand

Home News HP is revitalizing its Omen gaming notebooks with a new 16.1-inch size, the latest processors and a new sub-brand called Victus. All of the laptops announced today are scheduled to release next month. The new laptop competing with the 16.1-inch display is the HP Omen 16, which is very close in size to… Read more

Watercool Heatkiller Rad 360-S Review

Introduction See that logo above? I had to manually upload it as part of this review instead of taking it from an older product review, which makes this one of a first set of two Watercool reviews on TechPowerUp—surprising considering there have nearly been 100 reviews in this category since I joined the team. Watercool,… Read more

HP Elite Folio Review: Pleather for the Pros

Our Verdict The HP Elite Folio is a long-lasting, quiet laptop/tablet combo, but it offers a middling performance for a high price. For + Versatile design + Runs very cool and quiet + 3:2 Display + Full-sized stylus charges in keyboard + Long battery life Against – Display could be brighter – Windows on Arm… Read more

Raspberry Pi 4 Passive Cooling Case Has Cooler Hair Than You

Home News (Image credit: DeSalvo Systems) Chunks of aluminum that keep your Raspberry Pi cool are not exactly unusual, but rarely do they look this good. DeSalvo Systems’ new heatsink case for the Raspberry Pi 4 offers over 10.5 ounces (300g) of metal to passively cool your Pi, whipped into what are either rather beautiful… Read more

Noctua Says Its Fanless CPU Cooler Is Coming ‘Very Soon,’ Shares Details

Home News (Image credit: Future/AnandTech) Noctua is primarily known for its highly efficient air coolers that offer high performance and are also surprisingly quiet. Yet, some customers want to have a PC that produces no noise at all and who prefer fanless cooling systems and cases. Bringing Noctua’s expertise to passive coolers has always been… Read more

Zalman X3 Review

1 Packaging & Contents » Introduction I would like to thank Zalman for supplying the review sample. The Zalman X3 has been around for a hot minute, but that does not make us less excited to review it. Released in early 2020, the X3 represents Zalman’s approach of including some unique DNA to have their case… Read more

Tiger Lake-H Tested: We Benchmark Intel’s Top-End 8-Core i9-11980HK

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Intel is starting to get its legs again. The company, which initially had issues with its 10nm chips, has released its first eight-core, 10nm Tiger Lake-H processors that are ready for gaming and high-end productivity notebooks. For its 10th gen chips, Intel used a 10nm process (“Ice Lake”) for… Read more

Colorful’s Cute GeForce RTX 3060 Will Hit Shelves for $839

Home News Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3060 bilibili E-sports Edition OC 12G (Image credit: Colorful) Colorful’s iGame GeForce RTX 3060 bilibili E-sports Edition OC 12G graphics card sports a cooler very similar to what you might find on Nvidia’s own Ampere Founders Edition cards. The graphics card won’t come cheap; it’s set to arrive at… Read more

Asus Unveils Hybrid Cooled ROG Strix RX 6900 XT With Navi 21 XTXH

Home News (Image credit: Asus) Asus has introduced its highest-performing AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT-based graphics card to date, the ROG Strix LC RX 6900 XT Top Overclocked Edition. The board features an out-of-box boost clock of 2525 MHz and uses a hybrid air / liquid cooling system to lower temperatures and maximize overclocking potential. Asus… Read more

Asus ROG Phone 5 review: A gaming phone with little compromise

(Pocket-lint) – Gaming phones have become something of a fixture in the Android space; while many flagship devices push their gaming prowess, for a select few, gaming is their raison d’être, their everything. The ROG Phone is one such device, pushing Asus’ Republic of Gamers brand and weaving into that the experience Asus has gained… Read more

AZZA Cast 808 Review

0 on May 10th, 2021, Manufacturer: AZZA Packaging & Contents » Introduction I would like to thank AZZA for supplying the review sample. The AZZA Cast 808 we are reviewing may look like a classic ATX mid-tower with a somewhat open frame design, but there is a bit more than meets the eye. Its two-hinged parts… Read more

SilverStone Milo 10 Mini-ITX Case Review

SilverStone Milo 10 is a tiny PC case that supports a Mini-ITX motherboard – and when we say ‘tiny’ what we really mean is ‘less than four litres in capacity.’ You won’t be shocked to learn that Milo 10 does not support a graphics card and requires the use of an external power brick, but… Read more

How to Farm Chia Coin, the New Storage-Based Cryptocurrency

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The new Chia cryptocurrency has already started making waves in the storage industry, as we’ve reported back in April. With Chia trading now live, it looks set to become even more interesting in the coming months. The total netspace for Chia has already eclipsed 2 exabytes, and it’s well… Read more

Noctua NH-L9x65 Review: Noctua Nano?

Our Verdict The NH-L9x65 provides all the impressive Noctua engineering you’d expect in an exceptionally tiny footprint. And while it’s expensive, unlike other compact downdraft cooler designs, it boasts 100% PCI-e card and memory compatibility on Intel platforms. For + Quality build and design + Simple to install + 100% memory and graphics cards clearance… Read more

Resident Evil Village GPU Benchmark + Ray Tracing Analysis

Resident Evil Village is the latest addition to the long-running horror series, and just like last year’s Resident Evil 3 remake, it is built on Capcom’s RE Engine. We test over 25 GPUs at 1080p, 1440p and 4K to find out what sort of hardware you need to run this game at maximum settings, while… Read more